The Reading Focus Cards

09/03/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 & 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆
Thanks to Pathway 2 Success for this excellent infographic!

What US “working memory”? Working memory is the temporary storage of information in the brain in order to complete task. This is different from long-term memory, because it means juggling bits of information for short periods of times instead of trying to store it for years to come. This is one of the critical executive functioning skills necessary for success. Those with stronger working memory abilities can more easily remember directions, complete multi-step activities & work through challenging problems.

Think of working memory as though it were a mental sketch pad, a place to store information for short periods of time while we’re working through a task. Kids, teens & adults use this skill on a daily basis to completely basic & complex tasks.

For students, these tasks range from completing simple mental math in our heads while completing a math activity to following multi-step directions to finish a project.

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: The Reading Focus Cards

09/02/2026

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰!
https://readinghorizons.com/blog/dyslexia-facts-infographic/

Thanks to Reading Horizons for this helpful resource!

Download this FREE infographic to share with other teachers & parents! Increase dyslexia awareness & help support students challenged with this learning difference.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/mr3uaatk

09/02/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝘀...𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀!

Thanks to FRIENDS AND FICTION for this excellent “tribute” post to Dolly Parton!

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland.

Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write, Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans five countries and gifts millions of FREE books each month to children around the world.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 & 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/2ufr7fpy

09/01/2026

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 & 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dp1u2DwLm/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Georgia Ryan - Dyslexic Warrior for another important post!

It takes 4 times longer to intervene in 4th grade than it does in 1st grade.

The longer we wait to identify a child who struggles to read, the more intervention, the more time, money & remediation will be needed, not to mention the impact that waiting may have on the child’s self-esteem & mental health.

Don’t wait. Close the gap—now.




Quote: From the awesome Dr. Nadine Gabb

08/31/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GPax4oHyz/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Disability Rights Arkansas for this informative post about Miss Dolly!

Did you know that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library did more than just provide books to kids? Anyone who registers their child to be a recipient of DPIL will receive a developmentally appropriate book each month.

To make it even better, DPIL has partnered with the American Printing House for the Blind since 2011 to make books accessible for kids with visual impairments through braille and audiobooks.

The world will mourn Dolly for a long time, but the disability community celebrates her. Dolly, thank you for making literacy and education more accessible for children with disabilities, especially those who live in rural areas. Your work will never cease!

08/30/2026

Very Helpful Dyslexia Resources Are Included with This Post—Many Are FREE, too!

Thanks to Dyslexia Inspired for this great post!

A portion of schools and staff have felt knowing about learning differences was optional for many years.

Now the Neurodiversity Rights movement is showing society that every child matters.

Every educator can now easily find millions of resources on the Internet to learn more far beyond college and work training.

Cox Campus offers free training. Accredited. Unlimited access. Over 1000 free courses. Paid for by generous donations so no educator needs to tell families they are waiting for work training or funding. FREE.

Doesn’t every child deserve the lifetime benefit of literacy and numeracy so they can get jobs like the teachers when they grow up?

Wonderful changes are now occurring to help all school staff better understand learning differences.

1. Signs of dyslexia :

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/checklist-signs-of-dyslexia-at-different-ages

2. End the collective shrug 🤷🏽‍♀️:

Kindly watch this helpful video and check out the resources to help all educators end the collective shrug of indifference about learning differences.

https://www.landmarkschool.org/landing-pages/reading

3. See what your 🇺🇸 USA state is doing for educator accountability :

https://www.stateofdyslexia.org/

See what 🇦🇺 Australia is doing here :

https://solar.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/

4. 💪🏿📚Know better and do better here :

The Reading League

5. Learn more here :


https://or.dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia/

https://www.stateofdyslexia.org/

https://online.yale.edu/courses/overcoming-dyslexia

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/dyslexia-faq/

https://www.thereadingleague.org/compass/

https://coxcampus.org/

https://www.decodingdyslexia.net/

6.FREE resources :

https://weta.org/education/readytolearn/learningresources

7. Check out this uplifting video - amazing brain

https://share.google/pqM7Vpifj6XCMrG6X

8. https://readwa.org/webinar-handouts

9. Let’s help all teachers access the free training from CoxCampus.Org.

10. School staff can now find millions of free resources and supports on the Internet.

Learning Disabilities Association of America
International Dyslexia Association
Understood.org
Wilson Language Training
Kansas Blueprint for Literacy
University of Florida Literacy Institute
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
MTSU Center for Dyslexia
Parents for Reading Justice
Iowa Reading Research Center
PSU Center for Reading
Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute
IMSE: Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
Academic Language Therapy Association - ALTA
Decoding Dyslexia Oregon
National Center on Improving Literacy
Decoding Dyslexia - KS
Stern Center for Language and Learning
Amplify Education

We can’t list all of them. Each USA state DOE has fabulous resources.

11. Now it is very easy to learn . YouTube’s. Podcasts. Audio books. Journals. Education websites. Millions of FREE resources and supports exist.

Teachers must be role models for the children by showing they know how to learn more too. All educators must have the skill and will to do their own lifelong learning.

https://www.simplek12.com/blog/keep-learning-as-teacher

The colleges of education should offer free training to any educator who felt they did not learn enough in teacher prep.

The Reading League and IDA have set up guidelines to improve teacher prep for the next generation.

https://compass.thereadingleague.org/paths/educator-preparation-programs/

12. The colleges of education should help future teachers understand they will be required to have a mindset of lifelong learning far beyond paid work training.

It's about having the self-motivation to be willing to put in a sustained effort to learn.

This post begins with the premise that high quality teachers are lifelong learners. This assumption is based on the recognition that teaching is a complex profession with changing and growing demands.

In order to meet the demands, all school staff must have lifelong learning skills. All licensed professionals require continuing education skills.

https://www.phoenix.edu/blog/how-to-develop-a-lifelong-learning-mindset.html

https://www.uil.unesco.org/en/teachers-lifelong-learners

https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/publications/1999080/index.asp?sectionid=4ñ

https://www.educatorsusa.org/the-future-of-teaching-why-teachers-need-to-be-lifelong-learners-too/

https://www.teachertrainingasia.com/teaching-blog/2493-Why-Continuous-Learning-Matters-for-Educators-Today-blog.php

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/connected-leadership/202608/why-smart-people-learn-but-still-dont-change

13. A portion of teachers do not know how to teach literacy and numeracy. A portion of teachers do not know about learning differences…yet.

Kindly join as many professional groups as you can to stay informed.

In a profession built on growth, educators cannot afford to stand still.

Continuous learning strengthens teaching practice and ensures students receive education that is relevant, inclusive, and impactful.

Continuous learning is not an optional add-on for teachers, it is a core professional responsibility.

Licensure standards of accountability should be required.

Dr.Moats wrote about accountability standards here :

https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/moats.pdf

Dr Snow from Australia:

The dog ate my homework :

https://www.aei.org/commentary/the-dog-ate-my-homework-educations-evidence-excuses-echo-chamber/?

14. We have never had easier access to ideas and information that promise to help us grow.

Books, podcasts, keynote talks, online courses, YouTubes, education websites and an abundance of FREE information constantly offer new ways of learning.

It’s a wonderful time to learn about neurodiversity right where so much information is now available for free!

08/29/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18VcgwkkQb/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Executive Functioning Toolbox for this informative post!

Did you know that ADHD can affect various areas of the brain in different ways? Check out this infographic to learn more!

𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: The Reading Focus Cards

08/28/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀?
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19LyG2ozV8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Cozy Book Vibes for this excellent infographic!

As if we needed any more reasons to read other than the pure joy, right?📕 🧠 ✨

08/27/2026

𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗴𝗲 (𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯 𝘁𝗼 𝟳+ 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀)

Many thanks to Soar With Dyslexia for sharing this helpful infographic from the National Center on Improving Literacy!

Dyslexia Awareness & Understanding: These are important signs to be aware of that could be possible indications of dyslexia in young children. The infographic is from the National Center on Improving Literacy.

08/26/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DHYvuUYFA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Soar With Dyslexia for sharing this inspiring post from Thought Catalog!

Dolly Parton was a great lover of literacy for all!
She believed in supported literacy so much that she provided books for children from birth to Kindergarten—at no charge to their parents who signed up for her program. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is another testament to Ms. Parton’s love of reading, too!

Thank you, Dolly!